Korean Buddhist School

Chogye






Founder of Chogye : Doeuguksa(도의국사)
Doeuguksa was named by Seodangjijangseonsa. He gave him the Buddhist name Doeu.

Before he got the Buddhist name, he was called Guksa. One day Guksa's mother dreamed about a monk
sitting next to her as a dream of forthcoming baby and then 39months later Guksa was born, now,
in the city of Seoul, Bukhangun.He was neat and loyal, he was very intelligent he entered the Buddhist
priesthood and left home early. After passing through many dynasties and also through China(At that period it was called the Dang)
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The Jinjeonsa
This is one of the grave stone that Buddhism brought in to Korea. This typical stone is written about the
Chogye's development and its importance.
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This is one of the phrase that is written on the rock, this gives information about the founder of Chogye(Yilyunseonsa, or the Doeuguksa).
The schools of Buddhism and mostly Chogye assumes that this stone would have received the mantle and the religious tradition in that era
and kept up the tradition for centuries.




Schools

Chogye is one of the schools of Zen Buddhism





The three floor stone tower三層石塔
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This is the tower which is in Jinjesonsa, the unique technique of building the tower was from the era of united Silla.
By this tower, we can know how the Chogye Buddhist school's technique and expression by these architectures are like.
This represents calm and peace, also by the place where it is at, it is wide and open toward the nature and also the sea.

The HIstory of Chogye Order

The official name of the Chogye is the Chogye Order of Korean Buddhism. This Chogye Order of Korean Buddhism
represents the traditional Korean Buddhism since 1200 years ago, back in Unified Shinla Dynasty. During the Unified
Shinla Dynasty, it could be viewed as the peak of the Korean Buddhism cultures. There were many numbers of famous
statues, bells and artistic temples made at the time.

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One of the most famous statue of Buddha built out of Stone during the
Unified Shinla Dynasty.

Even though Chogye was the religion that Korea enforced at the time of Unified Shinla Dynasty, the Confucianism
was still repressing the Buddhism., the idea of "respect the elders" is strongly enforced in the Buddhism
which was truly influenced by the Confucianism.

Not only there were good times for Buddhism in Korea. At the end of the Joseon dynasty, in late 16th century which is during the Hideyoshi invasions,
the Chogye was forced to move into the mountains where the Japanese couldn't see. The Japanese wanted to enforce their religion, and expel the Korea's
own religion. Due to that fact, a lot of the temples today in Korea are still in the mountains.


An example of a Korean temple deep inside the mountain, still preserving its existence since 16th century.


Eventually, the attempts were made to reestablish Buddhism in the cities. In 1938, a movement for the establishment of
Buddhism in Korea, and has officially established two main goals. They are education and training.


The Chogyesa (Chogye Temple) in Seoul





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